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Forum: Commuting
05-27-06, 03:35 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,760
Posted By Radiographer

Leftovers or brown rice and cheese or 3 baloney...

Leftovers or brown rice and cheese or 3 baloney or cheese or both sandwiches, an apple and a banana. This serves as breakfast and lunch. And if it's a really busy day, with little time for eating, I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-27-06, 02:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 561
Posted By Radiographer

I've only been cycling since last September, and...

I've only been cycling since last September, and I paid $259 for my Trek. Helmet, rack, lights, etc. brought the initial outlay to $508. Each piece of bike-specific clothing cost $2.50-$3.00 at...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-27-06, 11:04 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 902
Posted By Radiographer

1. Mennonites--they'll see that someone makes...

1. Mennonites--they'll see that someone makes good use of it.
2. Keep it for a backup--you never know.
3 But I'm really intrigued by the idea of letting your grapevines grow over it. I've got...
Forum: Commuting
04-27-06, 10:47 PM
Replies: 31,391
Views: 1,279,783
Posted By Radiographer

Exhilirating! Mind-expanding! Ground-breaking....

Exhilirating! Mind-expanding! Ground-breaking. The weather is finally REALLY pleasant (Actually, it has been all week, but today was spectacular.) Came within a minute of beating my all-time speed...
Forum: Commuting
04-18-06, 08:45 PM
Replies: 31,391
Views: 1,279,783
Posted By Radiographer

Thirty degrees when I left at 4:30 this morning;...

Thirty degrees when I left at 4:30 this morning; 70 when I started home at 3. Bundled up on the way in, shorts and T shirt coming home. It's GREAT to be back on the bike after laying off all through...
Forum: Commuting
04-12-06, 11:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 1,465
Posted By Radiographer

I started with a bang after a 32 year hiatus last...

I started with a bang after a 32 year hiatus last September riding a 32 mile round trip. I thought I would die the first couple of days, then quit wearing shorts (that is, under-shorts) and allowed...
Forum: Commuting
04-12-06, 10:42 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,840
Posted By Radiographer

There are four of us in the X-Ray lab where I...

There are four of us in the X-Ray lab where I work, though I'm the only long-range all the time commuter (16 miles one way every day). The others are either temporary, part-time, or bound by...
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 01:20 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 6,087
Posted By Radiographer

Even without toe-clips or clipless pedals,...

Even without toe-clips or clipless pedals, turning circles greatly improves the power, and I find I can get quite a bit out of just concentrating on pedaling BACKward with one foot while pedaling...
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 01:02 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,561
Posted By Radiographer

I quit wearing shorts (briefs or boxers) after...

I quit wearing shorts (briefs or boxers) after the first week. Polyester Nike sweat pants work for me--second-hand from Good Will @ $2.50, at that. Oh, and I use a lot of Noxzema. My commute is about...
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 12:42 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,638
Posted By Radiographer

I live in Portland, Oregon, perhaps the most...

I live in Portland, Oregon, perhaps the most bicycle-friendly community in the States, and I ride almost exclusively on the Springwater rail-to-trail 16 miles each way every day.With verrrrry few...
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 12:25 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,161
Posted By Radiographer

Keep it up, posters. After we perfect haiku, ...

Keep it up, posters.
After we perfect haiku,
We can try sonnets.
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 12:22 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,161
Posted By Radiographer

No ride all this month Chosen for the Grand...

No ride all this month
Chosen for the Grand Jury
Back on in April
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 12:20 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,161
Posted By Radiographer

Baiku! I love it! Cyclaholic, that's not lame: ...

Baiku! I love it!
Cyclaholic, that's not lame:
That's inspiration.
Forum: Commuting
03-26-06, 12:10 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,223
Posted By Radiographer

I do not wear ANY bicycle-specific clothing....

I do not wear ANY bicycle-specific clothing. Everything but raingear comes from Good Will. I got into this bike thing to save money, and damned if I'm going to spend $100 for pants.
Next to my skin...
Forum: Commuting
03-25-06, 04:14 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 4,996
Posted By Radiographer

I got on this thread only because I saw Koffee's...

I got on this thread only because I saw Koffee's name at the end of it, and was surprised to find she has a new avatar since the last time I was on. I will confess to having a harmless crush on...
Forum: Commuting
02-18-06, 10:04 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,273
Posted By Radiographer

My Dad was a mechanic, and I grew up more...

My Dad was a mechanic, and I grew up more acquainted with his legs and feet sticking out from under a beat-up Buick or Ford than I was with anything he ever said to me, or with what it felt like to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-11-06, 11:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 493
Posted By Radiographer

Looking for geocachers

Seems biking and geocaching would go hand in hand, especially for us seasoned citizens. I discovered geocaching about 2 months after I started commuting 15 mi. one way to and from work every day, and...
Forum: Commuting
02-11-06, 11:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 704
Posted By Radiographer

Any geocachers out there?

I discovered geocaching about 2 months after I started commuting 15 miles one way to work every day. Seems to me biking and caching go very well together, but I've not seen any references to it in...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-06, 11:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 522
Posted By Radiographer

Geocaching?

I'm pretty new to the forum, so maybe I've just missed it, but I haven't seen anything here about geocaching. Seems to me that bicycles and geocaching are a marriage made in heaven. I discovered...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-06, 11:45 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 3,128
Posted By Radiographer

Fascinating thread! I think with minimal editing...

Fascinating thread! I think with minimal editing it could be a very successful New Yorker story.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-06, 11:18 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,708
Posted By Radiographer

Oh, and I don't believe the reports of...

Oh, and I don't believe the reports of (successful) double-barrelled snot rockets.
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-06, 11:17 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,708
Posted By Radiographer

Back on the farm, we called it blowing your nose...

Back on the farm, we called it blowing your nose on a rock. And some young actor a few years back reported that he had learned a lot from making a movie with one of the famous seasoned actors: e.g.,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
02-11-06, 10:57 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,511
Posted By Radiographer

Indeed. This is a perfect example of how a...

Indeed. This is a perfect example of how a superficial reading of a legitimate (sometimes overblown) news story can be passed on and lead to massive misunderstandings and eventually urban legends....
Forum: Commuting
02-08-06, 07:17 PM
Replies: 31,391
Views: 1,279,783
Posted By Radiographer

Don't paint us old farts with too broad a brush....

Don't paint us old farts with too broad a brush. I'm 63 and bike 16 miles one way to work and back every day, rain or shine, cold or not, and we all face ungracious drivers young and old. Even...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-06-06, 08:18 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,897
Posted By Radiographer

Of course, you've already precluded commuting...

Of course, you've already precluded commuting time, but I started commuting 32 mi/day round trip on my 63rd birthday 5 months ago. I have the distinct advantage of a rail-to-trail route practically...
Forum: Commuting
02-06-06, 08:01 PM
Replies: 31,391
Views: 1,279,783
Posted By Radiographer

The rain has finally given us a brief respite in...

The rain has finally given us a brief respite in the Pacific Northwest, and I was enjoying a nice DRY 15-mi. trip into Portland from Boring, when I encountered some cut-down trees that had been piled...
Forum: Commuting
12-30-05, 01:31 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,113
Posted By Radiographer

Your temp converter is right on. One of the more...

Your temp converter is right on. One of the more interesting math problems I've set for myself was to calculate the temperature at which Centigrade and Fahrenheit coincide: it's -40
That is -40C =...
Forum: Commuting
12-30-05, 01:24 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,582
Posted By Radiographer

I get up at 3:30 and putter around until 4:15 -...

I get up at 3:30 and putter around until 4:15 - 4:30, sometimes drinking a glass of milk, but not usually, then ride 15 miles to work, arriving 5:30 - 5:45, to allow time to change clothes from the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
12-28-05, 11:48 PM
Replies: 326
Views: 28,331
Posted By Radiographer

So....I just picked up this thread today and LOVE...

So....I just picked up this thread today and LOVE the idea, and would like to be part of it. Is it still going? Or are we still just talking about it? Let's spread the word to everyone we know. There...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-28-05, 11:02 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,134
Posted By Radiographer

I began riding a bicycle on my 63rd birthday for...

I began riding a bicycle on my 63rd birthday for two reasons only: to save money on commuting to work (15 mi. one way) and to reduce my waistline. There have been phenomenal subsidiary advantages:...
Forum: Mountain Biking
12-28-05, 10:37 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 6,135
Posted By Radiographer

I usually see about 2 dozen rabbits, often a doe...

I usually see about 2 dozen rabbits, often a doe and her fawn, and sometimes coyotes. But the oddest was one afternoon riding home from work and seeing a middle-aged lady walking a pig. Not a little...
Forum: Introductions
12-23-05, 10:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 216
Posted By Radiographer

You can't be boring--I LIVE in Boring, and...

You can't be boring--I LIVE in Boring, and believe me, I know boring.
Ain't bicycling neat?
Forum: Introductions
12-23-05, 10:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 329
Posted By Radiographer

I spent a couple of hours last night finding out...

I spent a couple of hours last night finding out more than I ever wanted to know about solid tires. Enough to decide I'm going to try some other options first.
I LOVE the Springwater Trail. That...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-23-05, 08:00 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 5,942
Posted By Radiographer

I once took an old beater car to a neighbor who...

I once took an old beater car to a neighbor who happens to be the best shade-tree mechanic in Oregon and handed him a laundry list of minor items I wanted him to fix at his leisure. He said, "I can...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-23-05, 07:38 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 5,942
Posted By Radiographer

wringer two misspellings

wringer
two misspellings
Forum: Introductions
12-22-05, 10:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 329
Posted By Radiographer

I [re]started biking 3 1/2 months ago, on my 63rd...

I [re]started biking 3 1/2 months ago, on my 63rd birthday, 15 miles to work and 15 home each day on the Springwater Trail [an old re-surfaced railroad bed] between Boring and Portland, Oregon. My...
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